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Mar 9, 2026 Trump administration expanded investigation into the 2020 election results in Arizona Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Federal prosecutors relitigated a settled election outcome through a grand jury subpoena, using investigative power against officials who certified Trump's 2020 loss.
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- Trump administration expands investigation into 2020 election results in Arizona — The Trump administration expanded its investigation into the 2020 presidential election. Arizona's Republican state Senate leader confirmed he turned over records to the FBI related to an audit of Maricopa County—which had concluded Trump lost the state—pursuant to a federal grand jury subpoena. The Department of Homeland Security's ICE investigative branch is also conducting its own investigation into Arizona's 2020 election results.
- Federal grand jury subpoenas Arizona legislature for 2020 election audit records — A federal grand jury subpoenaed Arizona's state legislature for records related to its 2020 election review in Maricopa County, according to state senate president Warren Petersen. The subpoena appears connected to the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to promote false claims about the 2020 election. Trump publicly celebrated the subpoena on social media. The specific information sought and records provided remain unclear. Arizona's Democratic attorney general characterized the action as weaponization of federal law enforcement to legitimize debunked conspiracy theories.
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